Nutrition Education

Dining Services Nutrition Initiatives

Gluten-Free Pantry

UCLA Dining Services is pleased to offer the Gluten-Free Pantry to students with Celiac Disease, wheat allergy, and gluten intolerance.

The Gluten-Free Pantry is located at Bruin Plate and De Neve, the residential restaurant in Carnesale Commons and De Neve Commons. The Gluten-Free Pantry is a separate, keycard-accessed room with a toaster, microwave, refrigerator, and freezer. A wide variety of gluten-free items are available to eligible students.

Step 4: Once this form has been submitted and approved by DSHAB, you will be notified of your acceptance and granted access to the Gluten-Free Pantry.

Please call (310)206-3193 if you have questions or need more information about this program.

Offering gluten-free options is a trend in colleges and universities across the country. UCLA’s Gluten-Free Pantry was highlighted in a recent Wall Street Journal article, "Gluten Danger Puts Schools to the Test."

Wellness Meals

On September 8, 2014, UCLA joined 19 other college and university campuses across the nation to team up with Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) for the Healthier Campus Initiative. This initiative was developed in an effort to help make campuses healthier by adopting guidelines around nutrition, physical activity and programming. As part of our collaboration with PHA, we have created a variety of wellness meals which adhere to specific food group and nutrient profile criteria.

The following is our Wellness Meal Criteria. To see suggestions for a specific Residential Restaurant, please visit Wellness Sample Menus.

The Student Nutrition Awareness Campaign (SNAC)

The Student Nutrition Awareness Campaign (SNAC), a service of the Bruin Resource Center, has a wealth of information available online, including shopping strategies and “Cooking for College Students” tip sheets. SNAC also provides information about weight management, body image, fitness, and supplements via informational table tents on all dining tables in the residential restaurants.